Employee services

Personal Health Care

Employees and other members of the University community are welcome to choose a physician at the University Health Service (UHS) as their primary care physician (PCP). The University Health Service offers a full range of personal health care services, including the evaluation and treatment of medical conditions, the management of on-going medical problems, women's health care, treatment for illnesses and injuries, allergy injections, immunizations, first aid care, blood pressure checks, and the care and advice for any health concern. All visits to UHS are confidential.

Choosing a Primary Care Physician (PCP) at UHS

If you would like to come to UHS for personal health care, we ask you to choose one of our physicians as your primary care provider (PCP). UHS physicians participate in most insurance plans available in the Rochester area and are accepting new patients who are members of the University community.

Call 275-2638 to choose a primary care physician at UHS. The UHS clinical staff includes physicians who are board certified in Internal Medicine, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses. Your PCP will assist you in learning to manage your health care needs by preventing illness and injury and encouraging healthy living.

Benefits of having a primary care physician at UHS

Full range of primary care services

Access to care 24 hours a day (physician on call when UHS offices are closed)

Same-day appointments for urgent concerns

Evening appointments during the school year

Availability of a registered nurse to answer health concerns by phone

Offices conveniently located in the University of Rochester Medical Center and on University of Rochester River Campus

Expert physicians who are board certified in internal medicine and are faculty members in the School of Medicine and Dentistry

Participation in most major Rochester area insurance plans

Allergy Injections

All members of the University community can come to UHS to receive allergy injections and immunizations. Individuals wanting to receive their allergy injections at UHS must schedule an initial evaluation with the allergy nurse. Call 275-2662 to schedule an appointment.

Immunizations

UHS offers immunizations, including measles, MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), hepatitis B, etc. Members of the University community who are planning to travel abroad are welcome to come to UHS for their travel immunizations (with the exception of yellow fever vaccine, which UHS does not offer). Travelers are asked to bring information about the immunizations that they need with them to their appointment and to allow plenty of time before traveling to receive their immunizations. Information about immunizations needed to travel outside the United States is available on the web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov). Call UHS at 275-2662 to schedule an appointment.